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daughter

[daw-ter] / ˈdɔ tər /
NOUN
female child; offspring
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STRONGEST


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"Both my parents went to an early grave without answers or knowing what happened to their only daughter," said Kevin Docherty.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Bang has limited contact with her grown-up daughter, and fell into severe depression after major back surgery, spending hours alone staring at the ceiling in pain.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Brontë subjects her characters to the competing influences of the two houses; those who venture too close to the Heights—such as Catherine’s daughter, years later—get sucked into the abject darkness within.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Hughie and Annie are expecting a daughter named Robin, for example — a reveal that left Quaid in tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It was his fault that his daughter was being led to her doom.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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